In <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes:
 
> On Tue, 16 Apr 1996 13:07:40 -0700 Jeff Vance said:
> >On Apr 16, 12:05pm, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> >> Jeff wrote:
> >> >However, since the CI is not a direct descendant of JSMAIN (not a usermain
> >> >process) it will do some things differently (like no CHGROUP and no
> >> >SETCATALOG commands).
> >>
> >> Wouldn't the <BREAK> key handling also be lost?
> >
> >Yes. And parm=4 or parm=5 is necessry if you want to execute logon UDCs.
>
> Perhaps another possibility is inetd.  You could "firewall" normal telnet
> access and hard-code an application on a reserved port.  I haven't tried
> MPE/iX 5.5 yet to find out, but you can do this on a Un*x box by simply
> specifying the application as the "server" for that particular port in
> the /etc/inetd.conf file.  I would certainly hope this is possible in 5.5
> as I've been pushing for this since the "Well Behaved in Unix Environment"
> focus group.
 
To work under inetd the apps are gonna have to be written using BSD calls
(vs NetIPC) (unless they work out some really nifty tricks for NetIPC). As
it stands ftp uses NetIPC I believe; dunno if they're doing inbound telnet
using NetIPC or BSD? Further, I don't know if the inbound-telnet server's
gonna wanna run under DSDAD or something as opposed to under a (semi)user
process like inetd.
 
I too hope they implement the inbound telnet so that it's compatible with
inetd though, as that would make it MUCH more useable (and secure).
 
Someday, if Eero has time perhaps he'll rewrite VTSERVER for us to run under
inetd too! ;-) ;-) ;-)
 
 
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